John Gill Commentary Esther 7:1

"So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen." — Esther 7:1 (ASV)

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen .
] Or, "to drink with her" ^F5 , that is, wine; for in the next verse it is called a banquet of wine; so they did according to the invitation the queen had given them, (Esther 5:8) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F5: (twtvl) "ut biberent", V. L. Tigurine version; "ad bibendum", Pagninus, Montanus, Drusius, Vatablus.